US EditionIsrael Attacks Hamas Leaders in Qatar; U.S. Says It Had Little Warning
Israel's airstrike targeted Hamas political leaders in Qatar, killing several including a member of Qatar's security forces, provoking widespread regional and international condemnation.
- On Tuesday , Israel carried out an airstrike in Doha, Qatar targeting Hamas political leaders, killing five Hamas members and one Qatar internal security officer.
- Following Hamas's October 2023 attack that killed 1,200 and took 251 hostage, Israel targeted Hamas leaders and urged Palestinians to leave Gaza City amid ongoing operations.
- Regional capitals including Riyadh and Abu Dhabi voiced strong condemnation, with Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, calling the raids a violation of Qatar's sovereignty and the European Union and Gulf states denouncing the attack as a breach of international law.
- U.S. President Donald Trump wrote `Unilaterally bombing inside Qatar...does not advance Israel or America's goals`, as Qatar's emir said `Qatar reserves the right to respond to this blatant attack` on Wednesday.
- The strike risks derailing Gaza ceasefire talks and U.S. efforts to negotiate a settlement, while Qatar's hosting of al-Udeid Air Base raises U.S. strategic concerns and prompts responses.
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Qatar condemns Netanyahu’s ‘reckless’ remarks on hosting Hamas office
(Reuters) -Qatar hit back at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a strongly worded statement early on Thursday, describing his remarks about the Gulf country’s hosting of a Hamas office as “reckless”. The heated exchange came more than a day after Israel attempted to kill Hamas political leaders in an air strike on Qatar on Tuesday, escalating its military campaign in the Middle East and prompting a flurry of international condemnations…
By Helen Regan, CNN Israel launched a series of attacks on the Hamas leadership in the Qatari capital on Tuesday, with an unprecedented bombing inside the territory of a key US ally and key mediator in the Gaza ceasefire talks. Israel took the rare step of immediately claiming responsibility for the attacks, saying they were part of an operation dubbed "Fire Summit." Hamas said six people were killed, including five of its members, but that the …
An Israeli bombing of Hamas leaders in Doha killed six people and strained relations with Qatar, a U.S. ally.
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